Users Guide

You can create custom repositories by using the Dell Repository Manager. For more information, see Dell Repository Manager Data
Center User's Guide. iDRAC can provide a difference report between the BIOS and firmware installed on the system and the updates
available in the repository. All applicable updates contained in the repository are applied to the system. This feature is available with
iDRAC Enterprise license.
• Scheduling recurring automated firmware updates by using the catalog file and custom repository.
There are multiple tools and interfaces that can be used to update the iDRAC firmware. The following table is applicable only to iDRAC
firmware. The table lists the supported interfaces, image-file types, and whether Lifecycle Controller must be in enabled state for the
firmware to be updated.
Table 12. Image file types and dependencies
.D9 Image iDRAC DUP
Interface Supported Requires LC enabled Supported Requires LC enabled
BMCFW64.exe utility Yes No No N/A
Racadm FWUpdate
(old)
Yes No No N/A
Racadm Update (new) Yes Yes Yes Yes
iDRAC UI Yes Yes Yes Yes
WSMan Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-band OS DUP No N/A Yes No
The following table provides information on whether a system restart is required when firmware is updated for a particular component:
NOTE:
When multiple firmware updates are applied through out-of-band methods, the updates are ordered in the most
efficient possible manner to reduce unnecessary system restart.
Table 13. Firmware update — supported components
Component Name Firmware Rollback
Supported? (Yes or
No)
Out-of-band — System
Restart Required?
In-band — System
Restart Required?
Lifecycle Controller
GUI — Restart
Required?
Diagnostics No No No No
OS Driver Pack No No No No
iDRAC with Lifecycle
Controller
Yes No No* Yes
BIOS Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID Controller Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backplanes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enclosures Yes Yes No Yes
NIC Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power Supply Unit Yes Yes Yes Yes
CPLD No Yes Yes Yes
FC Cards Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVMe PCIe SSD drives Yes No No No
SAS/SATA hard drives No Yes Yes No
CMC (on PowerEdge FX2
servers)
No Yes Yes Yes
OS Collector No No No No
* Indicates that though a system restart is not required, iDRAC must be restarted to apply the updates. iDRAC communication and
monitoring may temporarily be interrupted.
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